A Puritan Farmer in Massachusetts in 1640
What is a puritan’s idea of God?
What is a separate being?
For a Baptist seaman, this is the reason for existence, which is directly tied to their concept of God as a personal and accessible savior.
What is to seek personal salvation and share God's grace with others?
A scholar of the Enlightenment would describe God not as a personal judge, but as this logical, non-interfering creator of the universe.
What is a "Great Watchmaker" or a rational creator?
This is a puritan’s purpose in life.
What is to follow the will of God?
This is the seaman's belief about the proper relationship between religious institutions and the government.
What is the separation of church and state?
This is the primary reason for human existence, according to an Enlightenment scholar, which involves the use of reason and logic to pursue happiness and knowledge
What is to live a virtuous life based on rational thought?
Puritans believe the relationship between church and government should be this.
What is combined?
For a Baptist, this emotional and direct experience with God is considered more vital than formal education or book learning.
What is a personal spiritual experience?
An Enlightenment scholar believes the church is a social institution that is subordinate to this, a key human faculty.
What is reason?
Puritan’s ideal education is?
What is a theological education?
Rather than through legislation, this is the primary way a Baptist seaman believes society should be improved.
What is through individual conversion and evangelism?
This is the purpose of education for an Enlightenment scholar, seen as the key to liberty and self-governance.
What is to teach people to think critically and rationally?
What is a puritan’s responsibility in society?
What is to create a “city on a hill”?
A Baptist seaman would see his role in government as primarily centered on protecting this fundamental right for all citizens.
What is religious freedom?
An Enlightenment scholar believes the government's purpose is to protect these fundamental human rights.
What are the natural rights of life, liberty, and property?